1994 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Boston University ^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UMass 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Maine 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^ 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 19 William & Mary x 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Delaware 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Villanova 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northeastern 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Richmond 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 23rd year under head coach Bill Bowes, the Wildcats compiled a 10–2 record (8–0 in conference games), and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 209. They won the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Appalachian State in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.[1]

The team was led on offense by senior quarterback Jim Stayer (61% pass completion, 12 touchdown passes, four interceptions) and running back Avrom Smith. Four New Hampshire players received first-team honors on the 1994 All-Yankee Conference team: linebacker Warren Armes; defensive back Jim Concannon; defensive linemen Joe Fleming and Mike Foley. Second-team honors were received by running back Avrom Smith; offensive linemen Chris Bourdon and Matt Gibby; and return specialist Calvin Jones. Third-team honors were received by defensive back Rob McCoy; offensive lineman Keith Novak; and tight end Jeff Tamulski. Bill Bowes won honors as the Yankee Conference coach of the year, New England coach of the year, and AFCA Division I-AA Region 1 coach of the year..

Warren Armes, Jim Concannon, and Mike Foley also won All-New England honors.

The team played its home games at Cowell Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Northeastern
W 28–7[2]
September 17 No. 19 James Madison
W 27–246,173[3]
September 24Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 20–19[4]
October 1at Hofstra*No. 21
L 6–28[5]
October 8UMass
W 14–119,018[6]
October 15Lehigh*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 42–1013,301[7]
October 22at MaineNo. 25
W 24–74,028[8]
October 29at Rhode IslandNo. 22
W 13–75,239[9]
November 5at RichmondNo. 19
W 42–143,069[10]
November 12VillanovaNo. 19
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 21–148,863[11]
November 19at No. 4 Boston UniversityNo. 17
W 52–51 2OT[12]
November 26 No. 17 Appalachian StateNo. 12
L 10–17 OT[13]

References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wildcats rally to deny Northeastern". Valley News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNH, Smith take command". The Boston Globe. September 18, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats hold off late charge, stay unbeaten". Concord Monitor. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Garay's passing, running spark Hofstra's 28–6 win". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UNH defense pulls out victory". Valley News. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Lessels, Allen (October 16, 1994). "Shot in the Arm for UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UNH stops Maine's win streak". Portland Press Herald. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats top Rams". Valley News. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wildcats defense takes offense". Concord Monitor. November 6, 1994. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Armes leads UNH by 'Nova". The News Journal. November 13, 1994. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "No finishing kick for BU, BC: UNH topples Terriers in two OTs for the title". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. pp. 49, 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Overtime concludes quickly". The News and Observer. November 27, 1994. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
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